The two of them almost jogged all the way to the mall. On a weekday, there were only a few people in the mall, most of whom were quite leisurely. This made Evelyn Clayton and Yara Reagan’s anxious haste even more noticeable. The two of them hurried to the fire escape door on the first floor, just as they were about to go in, a security guard softly stopped them from behind— "What are you two doing?" The security guard approached with suspicion, sizing them up and down. Yara asked, "Are we not allowed to go in here?" Upon hearing this, the guard frowned, "It’s allowed, but if there’s nothing urgent, it’s best not to wander inside. We have rules here that unless it’s an emergency, you can’t just enter the fire escape at will." Evelyn and Yara exchanged a glance, and straightforwardly said, "My sister went missing in your mall, someone said they saw her here, can we look at the security footage from the fire escape?" Hearing this, the security guard’s expression grew more serious, "Missing? How old is your sister?" Before Evelyn could answer, the rather enthusiastic security guard continued, "Tell you what, let me take you to our chief’s office, you can discuss it with him!" The two of them quickly thanked the guard and followed him to the mall’s logistics office. "Captain, this lady says her sister went missing here and wants to review the fire escape footage, could you give them a hand?" As the guard spoke, he handed a cigarette to the security captain with a fawning smile. The security captain hesitantly glanced at Evelyn and Yara, accepted the cigarette but didn’t move for a moment, and said with a somewhat arrogant tone, "How old is your sister?" Evelyn spoke offhandedly, "She’s an adult, but she’s not mentally stable. If she stays in the mall too long, it might cause inconvenience for you here." Upon hearing this, the security captain’s expression changed instantly. He lit the cigarette and said with a grim face, "Alright then! Follow me." The security captain switched the large screen to the fire escape footage, and Evelyn and Yara quickly looked. However, with over a dozen fire escapes in the mall, spread across seven floors, the footage couldn’t cover every floor. Looking over it quickly, there was nothing but empty corridors, not a soul in sight. Evelyn said, "Please switch to another floor!" The security captain showed a bit of impatience on his face but still clicked on another floor. Soon, Evelyn spotted a blurry figure on one of the floors. Her expression changed slightly, and she pulled Yara out of the surveillance room. As they reached the corresponding floor, Evelyn’s heart was racing. When they got inside and saw the scene, Evelyn’s eyes immediately turned red. They saw Iris Lockwood passed out in the corner of the corridor, her clothes somewhat soiled, her hair a mess, and there seemed to be marks on her cheeks from being slapped. Ten minutes later, an ambulance arrived at the mall and took Iris away. Evelyn and Yara went to the hospital together, receiving a call from Shane Sinclair on the way. "We still don’t know," Evelyn’s voice trembled. She glanced at Iris lying on the stretcher beside her and lowered her voice, "I’ll contact you after we get the results from the hospital." New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on NoveIꜰire.net Upon reaching the hospital, Iris was taken into the examination room, while Evelyn and Yara waited outside. After about an hour or so, the doctor finally came out. "The patient suffered a severe blow to the back of her head and has signs of physical assault on her body. Fortunately, there aren’t any other..." the doctor’s tone was vague, "You can rest assured, she’ll wake up later."